| A | B |
|---|
| Gallbladder | Structure that concentrates and stores bile. |
| Liver | The organ that produces bile. |
| Pancreas | Produces Insulin |
| Peristalsis | Wavelike contractions forcing food down the throat area |
| Cardiac Sphincter | Allows entry to the stomach |
| Hydrochloric Acid | Enzymes in the stomach |
| Emulsification | Breaking food down into smaller particles |
| Metabolism | Total chemical process in a cell |
| Mastification | Chew |
| Pharynx | Throat |
| Digestive System | Alimentary Canal |
| Digestive System | Gastrointestinal Tract |
| Esophagus | Tube that leads from the pharynx to the stomach. |
| Fundus | Upper part of stomach |
| Body | Middle part of stomach |
| Pylorus | Lower part of stomach |
| Rugae | Ridges or folds on the stomach. |
| Jejunum | 2nd part of the small intestine (of 3) |
| Cecum | 1st part of the large intestine. |
| Ascending Colon | Part of the large intestine between the cecum and the hepatic flexure. |
| Transverse Colon | The part of the large intestine between the splenic and hepatic flexures. |
| Descending Colon | Part of the large intestine between the splenic flexure and the sigmoid colon. |
| Sigmoid Colon | Last part of the large intestine before entry into the rectum. |
| Appendix | Accessory organ between the Ileum and the Cecum |
| Sphincter | Ring of muscles to allow opening and closing |
| Digestion | The physical and chemical changes in food that prepare it for movement into the blood or lymph. |
| Absorption | Movement of digested food from the digestive system to the blood or lymph. |
| Muscularis layer | Part of the digestive tract wall that generates peristalsis. |
| Duodenum | Part of the small intestine that connects to the stomach; most of the chemical digestion takes place here. |
| Salivary glands | Submandibular, sublingual and parotid are all this type. |
| Mucosa layer | Innermost layer of the wall of the digestive tract. |
| Mesentery | An extension of the peritoneum. |
| Ileum | Part of the small intestine that joins with the large intestine. |
| Bile | Causes the emulsification of fats. |
| Amylase | Enzyme that reduces complex carbohydrates to maltose, sucrose and lactose. |
| Glycerol | This and fatty acids are the end products of fat digestion. |
| Maltase | Enzyme that converts maltose to simple sugars. |
| Lipase | Enzyme that is responsible for the chemical digestion of fats. |
| Simple Sugars | The end product of carbohydrate digestion. |
| Pepsin | A protein enzyme that must be activated by hydrochloric acid in the stomach. |
| Amino acids | The end product of protein digestion. |
| Metabolism | Food undergoes digestion, absorption and .... in the body. |
| Serosa | The outermost layer of the digestive system. |
